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Also the shifter is different between mk3 and mk1, as Pete has pointed out
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So this morning I went and grabbed the entire 5 spped linkage and also the gearbox mount from the mk1 cabby at Jolly's. I will check to see if the mount I have is bent or out of shape. I will also lose the fancy pants shifter gear I have and get it going with the standard shifter gear first, then we can go about improving the linkage.
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Lever you have on the trans selector shaft is incorrect ( to long and offset to far ) from what i see. Keep at it you will win :)
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I have pulled out the mosh mash of shifter parts that I had on the car and started replacing everything with the set-up I got at the wreckers.
Very interesting fact. The shift levers on the gearbox are all different. Here are the pics.
- 4 speed mk1 - has the silver shift rod attached
-5 speed mk1 - has the black shift rod attached
-5speed mk3 -has no shift rod.
It may not look like much, but the difference in situ is huge
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru..._zpsxrst-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru..._zpsfdcf-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru..._zpsudbu-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru..._zps3uc9-1.jpg
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your rad support mount looks way out of alignment. Are you SURE your front end is straight?
The silver rod in your pics is not stock - its aftermarket.
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To rule out the 'non-straight' front end suggestion I downloaded all the jig measurements from vwmotorsport.info and did the 8 measurements of the front end........its dead on and perfectly straight (amazing for a 40 year old car!).
I have found another guy in the UK who had exactly the same issue. Early golf with a later 5 speed conversion. The front mount was aligned perfectly with the 4 speed but twisted with the 5 speed. He just added spacers to the mount to bring it back into alignment as he spent weeks tracking down the issue, but everything with the car was right.
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So problem solved? You know how to get it to fit now?
